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Lon Mitchell holds up his trophy from a recent competition Sept. 27, 2012 in Gillette, Wyo. Mitchell is in his fourth year of barbeque competition with the Kansas City Barbecue Society. The recent award helped him win his way into this year's World Food Championships in Las Vegas, Nev., where he will compete from from Nov. 1 -4 against the best of the best in barbeque. (AP Photo/Gillette News-Record, Reiley Wooten)